Fayoum / Figurine / Clay (unfired)

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Record Details

Object Identifier
0000.00.6505
Object Name
Figurine
Object Type
Figurines
Materials
Clay (unfired)
Length
4.8 cm
Width
12.6 cm
Height
20.5 cm
Inscribed
no
Full Artifact Description
Harpocrates draped to knees sitting vertically on rearing horse, right forefinger to lip. Left arm lies along mane of horse and clinches first at top of horse’s head. Right leg slightly forward. Eyes large, prominent nose. Tall, pointed headdress, flounced at base, side portions draped to shoulders. Ringlets frame forehead. Tail of horse projects straight out and is horizontally striated. Crease for mouth, jawline and ear indicated. Short rectangular base indicated frontal plane only. Back rounded and unindicated. Brown clay moulded hollow in two halves sealed at sides. Bottom open, circular vent in back.
Verbatim Date
3rd-4th c. A.D.
Verbatim Provenance
Egypt
Verbatim Site
Fayoum
Countermark
no
Publication Title
De grieks-egyptische terracotta's in het Rijksmuseum van oudheden
Die Agyptisch-Griechischen Terrakotten
Breccia, fascicule I
Publication Author
van Wijngaarden, W. D.
Weber, Wilhelm
Publication Year
1958
1914
0000
Type Category
Artifact

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2272 x 1704
File Size
137 KB
Record
0000.00.6505
Link to this Item
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"Fayoum; Figurine; Clay (unfired)." In the digital collection Kelsey Museum of Archaeology Art & Artifact Collection. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/k/kelsey/x-0000.00.6505/0000_00_6505p01.tif. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 14, 2024.
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